| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
and the Staff Manual respectively Title pages
will be prepared in manuscript. |
WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: Headquarters 29th Armoured Brigade | ||
| Month and Year: September 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Brigadier C.B.C. Harvey, DSO |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1630 | 3 R Tks had reached CELLES H. 9844; 23 H were through RENAIX J. 0847 and Main Bde HQ 4 miles beyond TOURNAI. The right coln proceeded steadily and reached its immediate objective before dark. The left hand coln had some distance to catch up, and was many miles short of its objective when darkness came. Just before dark 3 R Tks had a short engagement with enemy inf which further delayed them. Consequently 3 R Tks and 2 FF Yeo were not in their posns until between 0300 and 0400 hrs 4 Sep. |
Source: 11th Armoured Division.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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